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kleinbl00 · 3444 days ago · link · · parent · post: Video clip of Cannikin, the largest underground thermonuclear test
Yeah, but above-ground tests were known to be all kindsa hinky. The Tsar Bomba in particular was a total stunt; the US did a thousand nuclear tests in 1961 to the Soviet's 700-odd. By setting off a 50MT bomb with an actual yield of 58MT the Soviets proved they were frontin', not testing. Right about the time of crafty's test, the world powers were figuring out that ridiculous yield nuclear weapons were far less useful than 1/2kT weapons that could be stacked in a missile. There was one Ivan. W76s? W88s?